Places TJ Brem Wants to Go

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.